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Duty to attend to

ordera

regarding

punish-

ment

Duty to inspect parts of the prison, water cocks and fire applinaces.

Duty to

check

prisoners and to supervise their locking up. Duty to

receivo keys.

Per- formance of duties

in the

absanca

of a Principal Officer.

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(d) report immediately to the Chief Officer any neglect or misconduct on the part of any officer of the Prisons Department or prisoner which may come to their know- ledge.

127. The Principal Officers shall personally attend to the execution of orders as to punishment inflicted on prisoners, and shall ensure that all prisoners under punishment are provided with necessaries.

128. The Principal Officers shall-

(a) frequently inspect every part of the prison placed under

their immediate charge;

(b) inspect all locks, bars, bolts and other measures of

security to ensure that they are in good order;

(c) ensure that the prisoners are not in possession of any article without authority, for which purpose they may Frequently search the prisoners;

(d) ensure that fire appliances are in good working order;

(e) ensure that the fire buckets are at all times kept properly

filled;

() ensure that the water pipes and cocks are in good work-

ing order, and that no leakages exist.

129. The Principal Officers shall check the number of prisoners in their immediate charge and shall supervise the unlocking and locking up of such prisoners.

130. The Principal Officers shall, after the locking up of all prisoners in their immediate charge, receive all keys and hand them over to the officer in charge of night duties.

131. In the absence of a Principal Officer his duties shall be performed by the officer detailed by the Superintendent to perform them.

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(iii) Subordinate Officers.

132. Subordinate officers shall obey the lawful commands and Duty of

subordinate orders of the Commissioner, their superiors in rank and of any officers to officer placed in authority over them and shall perform such obey

superior duties as may be ordered by them.

officers.

133. Subordinate officers shall frequently examine the locks, Duty to examine bars, bolts and other measures of security, the state of the cells

Measures and the bedding of the prisoners, and shall seize and deliver of security

And to forthwith to a superior officer all articles for the possession of

Belze which no authority has been given.

articles for the possession of which nın Authority has been Γίνει.

134. Officers of the Prisons Department shall keep their keys Prison

keya. attached on their key chains, and shall on leaving their posts deliver them to the officer appointed to receive them. They shall on no account take their keys out of the prison.

135. Subordinate officers shall, when on duty, appear correctly and neatly dressed in the uniform approved for their rank.

138. Subordinate officers shall—

(a) treat the prisoners with kindness and humanity;

(b) listen patiently to any prisoner who has a complaint to

make;

(c) inform the Chief Officer when any prisoner desires to

see him or the Superintendent ;

(d) be firm in maintaining order and discipline and in enforcing observance of these rules and the Commis- sioner's orders.

Duty to be correctly and neatly dressed.

Miscel-

laneous

duties.

137. Subordinate officers may be granted leave on alternative Leave of Saturdays and Sundays, and on Good Friday and Christmas Day abaunce. or on other days in lieu, on Government holidays, if convenient, and in accordance with the General Orders of the Hong Kong Government at such other times as they can be spared.